>> now, the nra itself putting out a statement this afternoon saying attacking firearms and ignoring children is not a solution to the crisis we face as a nation. only honest law-abiding gun owners will be affected, and our children will remain vulnerable to the inevitability of more tragedies. so, maria, we're setting up here for an intense political fight up on capitol hill. republican speaker of the house john boehner reacted tepidly, his spokesman putting out a statement saying they will look at the ideas and if the senate passes a bill they will look at that but no commitment to bring a bill to the house floor. >> the president had children around him during the press conference, right is. >> and many of the children were victims of gun violence themselves or were aware of victims of gun violence and wrote letters to the white house. in fact, some of these children wrote letters that the president read from, remarked upon. it was a very dramatic and emotional setting there because the children sort of making the point and reinforcing the president's point that in his view this i